U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is reported to have offered Russia joint operations in Syria against the Islamic State. This is a huge propaganda win for the Kremlin, which has pushed for months for this type of arrangement to legitimize their own operations in the Syrian theater. The document…
Russia launched a long range bomber strike against ISIS positions in Syria this week in a seemingly successful attempt to destroy an Islamic State base of operations. Russia says U.S. backed coalition forces were advised in advance of the raid. The Kremlin is keen to highlight Russia’s military capabilities in…